Ingredients
CRUST
1 package oreo cookies, crush in chunk
1 cup butter, melted
FILLING
1 gal ice cream, mint choco-chip
8 heath bars/skors, crushed
TOPPING
2 jars hot fudge sauce
12 oz cool whip, thawed
Directions
Combine crushed oreos and place in botton of either a BIG glass bowl
or 13x9" pan. Freeze until firm. Combine mint chocolate chip ice
cream and crushed Heath bars. Reserve a few chunks of Heath bars for
top. Combine and place on top of oreo base. Freeze until firm. Heat 2
jars hot fudge sauce, so you can pour. Pour fudge over top in rippled
pattern. Freeze. Just before serving top with cool whip & reserved
Heath chunks.
Servings: 12 servings
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